Peromyscus maniculatus
(J. A. Wagner, 1845)
Eastern Deermouse
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Myomorphi |
| Superfamily | : Muroidea |
| Family | : Cricetidae |
| Subfamily | : Neotominae |
| Tribe | : Peromyscini |
| Genus | : Peromyscus |
Species status
Authority citation
Wagner, J.A. 1845. Diagnosen einiger neuen Arten von Nagern und Handflüglern. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 11:145-149.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14776498Original name as described
Hesperomys maniculatus
Other common names
North American Deermouse
Type locality
Moravian settlements, Labrador, Canada.
Biogeographic realm
Nearctic
Country distribution
Canada · United States
Subregion distribution
USA(MN,WI,MI,IN,IL,OH,KY,TN,NC,SC,GA,AL,MS,VA,WV,MD,PA,NJ,NY,CT,RI,MA,VT,NM,ME)
Taxonomy notes
previously included P. gambelii, P. labecula, and P. sonoriensis and includes the name arcticus, which has been falsely applied to an undescribed species from the Yukon despite it's type locality being from well outside the distribution of that population; the taxonomic status of P. maniculatus and the species split from it is very tentative and further research is needed to confirm the species status of P. gambelii, P. labecula, P. sonoriensis, and the undescribed form in the Yukon
Taxonomy notes citation
Lucid, M. K., & Cook, J. A. (2007). Cytochrome-b haplotypes suggest an undescribed Peromyscus species from the Yukon. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 85(8), 916-919. · Bradley, R. D., Francis, J. Q., Platt II, R. N., Soniat, T. J., Alvarez, D., & Lindsey, L. L. (2019). Mitochondrial DNA sequence data indicate evidence for multiple species within Peromyscus maniculatus. Museum of Texas Tech University. · Greenbaum, I. F., Honeycutt, R. L., & Chirhart, S. E. (2019). Taxonomy and phylogenetics of the Peromyscus maniculatus species group. From field to laboratory: a memorial volume in honor of Robert J. BaNer, 988-1001.
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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